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Victoria Craig

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Victoria Craig is the former host of Marketplace Morning Report’s global edition produced by the BBC World Service in London. She graduated from the University of Missouri (go Tigers!) with a degree in broadcast journalism. Before moving to the U.K. in 2017, she covered Wall Street,  reporting for five years on U.S. stocks and the economy from New York City. When she’s not in front of the microphone, you can find Victoria baking or curling up with a good book at home, hiking in the English countryside, or travelling through her new European playground.

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Europe edges closer to a price cap on Russian oil, but …

Dec 2, 2022
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European Council chief meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Dec 1, 2022
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Could Europe use frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine?

Nov 30, 2022
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Markets react positively as China vows to boost vaccination rate

Nov 29, 2022
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Markets react to ongoing protests in China

Nov 28, 2022
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Seoul offers cash to people who leave basement homes

Nov 25, 2022
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Amid turkey shortage, Brits turn to festive alternatives

Nov 24, 2022
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Protests again at world's largest iPhone factory

Nov 23, 2022
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What's in the new Italian PM's budget?

Nov 22, 2022
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Disney shakeup puts Bob Iger back in charge

Nov 21, 2022
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How to revive Afghanistan's economy? Taliban reforms, country's ex-central bank says.

by Victoria Craig
Aug 16, 2022
About $7 billion in Afghan Central Bank assets remain frozen in the U.S. Could those funds be used to relieve the country's humanitarian crisis?
Poverty, acute hunger, and inflation have soared since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August 2021. The nation's former central bank governor says until the Taliban makes changes to policies the international community opposes, the economy will remain at a standstill.
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Tourism boosts the Greek islands, but not all seek the spotlight

by Victoria Craig
Aug 12, 2022
With its sunshine and turquoise waters, Greece draws travelers worldwide. Now the government is promoting lesser-known islands.
The Greek government is trying to attract tourists to lesser-known islands that may lack spectacular features. In some cases, the locals have mixed feelings.
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Elizabeth line: London's new train that's fit for a queen

by Victoria Craig
Jun 3, 2022
The train line, honoring the monarch's Platinum Jubilee, was overbudget and behind schedule. But it's also shortening travel times.
It's taken about 13 years to build and fit out London's Elizabeth Line, which was one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Europe.
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Platinum Jubilee street parties kick off, giving a boost to businesses across the U.K.

by Victoria Craig
Jun 3, 2022
The large-scale parties are a Jubilee tradition, as well as an integral element in local economies.
Members of the public gather outside St Pauls Cathedral on June 03, 2022 in London, England. The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated from June 2 to June 5, 2022, in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.
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Royal warrants give public a ticket to celebrate Platinum Jubilee like the queen

by Victoria Craig
Jun 2, 2022
There are only 800 companies who have one, and it takes some effort to get it.
Royal warrants, like the one seen here on chocolates from Charbonnel et Walker, serve as a kind of rare royal seal of approval for certain products or companies.
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London Unbound

The U.K. wants to be the hub for crypto. What will it take to get there?

by Victoria Craig
May 12, 2022
London, already a major foreign exchange market, wants to be the same for crypto.
"Similar to the past so-called crypto winters, the underlying foundation, the development, the technology and the adoption [of crypto] has been continuing," said William Cai, co-founder and managing partner at Wilshire Phoenix.
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Food businesses across the UK pivot again as crowds return to restaurants, shops

by Victoria Craig
Apr 21, 2022
Food delivery operations were activated as eateries and grocery stores emptied. But with restrictions lifted, those changes are fading.
Diners eating outdoors at a London restaurant in April 2021. With lockdowns over and pandemic anxiety easing, many Brits are returning to pre-pandemic habits.
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President of Lithuania wants more Russian sanctions amid fears Baltics could be Putin's next target

by Victoria Craig and Stephen Ryan
Mar 17, 2022
Lithuania's president, Gitanas Nauseda, talks about the risk his country could be Russia's next target, and why he wants to see more sanctions applied.
Gitanas Nauseda, president of Lithuania, told the BBC's Victoria Craig it's “very likely” his country could be a target.
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In East London, a chef's kitchen becomes her post for the Ukraine-Russia conflict

by Victoria Craig
Mar 14, 2022
Olia Hercules, an award-winning cookbook author, is feeding supplies to her brother in Ukraine.
Olia Hercules, an award-winning cookbook author from Ukraine who runs a kitchen in East London, shows video from her brother Sasha to her friends. Sasha is in Ukraine, and Olia sent supplies to him to help him survive the war with Russia.
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Ukraine finance minister: sanctions came too late

by Victoria Craig
Mar 4, 2022
Ukraine's finance minister calls for more "severe" Western sanctions against Russia, warning time is of the essence.
Ukraine’s Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko during an interview in Kiev, Ukraine, on Feb. 3, 2021.
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